The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former cricketer and Congress leader Mohammed Azharuddin in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). Azharuddin.
Azharuddin took charge as the HCA President in 2019 but his term came to a premature end with Supreme Court appointing a Committee of Administrators (CoA) for HCA. This marks the first summons issued to the Congress leader, requiring him to appear before the agency.
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According to India Today report, the case involves allegations of misappropriation of ₹20 crore, which was intended for the procurement of diesel generators, firefighting systems, and canopies for the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad.
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